Chuckie Williams
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Chuckie Williams was an American former professional basketball
player.
A 6'3" guard, Williams played at Kansas State University
from 1972 to 1976 for legendary head coach Jack Hartman
. One of the school’s most potent long-range shooters, Chuckie Williams was a four-year letterman from 1972-76. He helped lead the Wildcats to an 82-30 (.732) record, including two NCAA Elite Eight appearances and the 1973 Big Eight regular season championship. Ironically, he spanned the years between his fellow retirees and was a teammate of both Mike Evans
and Lon Kruger
.
After averaging just 5.3 points as a sophomore, Williams made one of the biggest scoring jumps in school history the following season as he paced the Wildcats in scoring at 22.1 points per game en route to guiding K-State to the 1975 Elite Eight. He was named first team All-Big Eight and a Helms Foundation All-American. The following year, Williams guided the squad to its second consecutive 20-win season en route to earning second team All-America honors from The Sporting News, Converse Yearbook and Basketball Weekly. He also repeated his first team All-Big Eight honors as well as Helms Foundation All-America accolade.
A native of Columbus, Ohio, Williams still ranks among the top 10 in 24 single-game, season and/or career statistical categories in school history, including tops in field goals made in a game (22), field goals attempted in a game (42), season field goals made (290) and season field goal attempts (594). He is also the school’s sixth all-time leading scorer with 1,364 points.
Williams held the school single-game scoring mark for 19 years with 47 points against Holy Cross in 1975 before Askia Jones
broke the mark with 62 against Fresno State on March 24, 1994. He also shares the mark for most points in an NCAA Tournament game with 35 against Syracuse in 1975. For his career, Williams averaged 16.2 points on 47.0 percent shooting with 2.7 rebounds in 84 games.
Williams became just the second player in school history to be selected in the first round of the 1976 NBA Draft
when he was picked 15th by the Cleveland Cavaliers
. He played 22 games for Cleveland in 1976-77, averaging 1.7 points per game.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player.
A 6'3" guard, Williams played at Kansas State University
Kansas State University
Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...
from 1972 to 1976 for legendary head coach Jack Hartman
Jack Hartman
-Coaching record at Kansas State:- References :...
. One of the school’s most potent long-range shooters, Chuckie Williams was a four-year letterman from 1972-76. He helped lead the Wildcats to an 82-30 (.732) record, including two NCAA Elite Eight appearances and the 1973 Big Eight regular season championship. Ironically, he spanned the years between his fellow retirees and was a teammate of both Mike Evans
Mike Evans (basketball)
Michael Leeroyall "Mike" Evans is a retired American National Basketball Association player and present coach. He played collegiately at Kansas State University where he is Kansas State's 2nd all-time leading points scorer, behind Jacob Pullen, with 2,115 points...
and Lon Kruger
Lon Kruger
Lon Kruger is an American college and professional basketball coach who is currently the men's basketball head coach of the University of Oklahoma. Kruger played college basketball for Kansas State University...
.
After averaging just 5.3 points as a sophomore, Williams made one of the biggest scoring jumps in school history the following season as he paced the Wildcats in scoring at 22.1 points per game en route to guiding K-State to the 1975 Elite Eight. He was named first team All-Big Eight and a Helms Foundation All-American. The following year, Williams guided the squad to its second consecutive 20-win season en route to earning second team All-America honors from The Sporting News, Converse Yearbook and Basketball Weekly. He also repeated his first team All-Big Eight honors as well as Helms Foundation All-America accolade.
A native of Columbus, Ohio, Williams still ranks among the top 10 in 24 single-game, season and/or career statistical categories in school history, including tops in field goals made in a game (22), field goals attempted in a game (42), season field goals made (290) and season field goal attempts (594). He is also the school’s sixth all-time leading scorer with 1,364 points.
Williams held the school single-game scoring mark for 19 years with 47 points against Holy Cross in 1975 before Askia Jones
Askia Jones
Askia Rahman Jones is an American professional basketball player. A 6'5" shooting guard, Jones was never drafted by a National Basketball Association team, but did manage to play in 11 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves.-Basketball career:A Kansas State University graduate, Jones left college...
broke the mark with 62 against Fresno State on March 24, 1994. He also shares the mark for most points in an NCAA Tournament game with 35 against Syracuse in 1975. For his career, Williams averaged 16.2 points on 47.0 percent shooting with 2.7 rebounds in 84 games.
Williams became just the second player in school history to be selected in the first round of the 1976 NBA Draft
1976 NBA Draft
The 1976 NBA Draft was the 30th annual draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on June 8, 1976 before the 1976–77 season. In this draft, 18 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players...
when he was picked 15th by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
. He played 22 games for Cleveland in 1976-77, averaging 1.7 points per game.